British Asia Airways
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| Founded | March 1993 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | December 2001 | ||||||
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| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||
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British Asia Airways (IATA: BR, ICAO: BAW, Call sign: Speedbird) was a subsidiary of British Airways formed in March 1993, based in the Taiwan, to operate between London and Taipei via Hong Kong.[1]
This was due to political sensitivities, as national airlines operating flights to the People's Republic of China were not permitted to fly to Taiwan.[2]
It used the Boeing 747-436.[3] repainted in a special livery, with the Union Flag tailfin being replaced by the Chinese characters 英亞 (Hanyu Pinyin: Yīng Yà; literally British Asia).
It flew between Taipei and Hong Kong using the code BR, which BA had inherited from British Caledonian, while the flight from London used BA.[4]
It ceased operations after BA suspended flights to Taipei in December 2001.[5]
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